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<p>[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 1261363, member: 22377"]<font size="3">The following is from </font></p><p><font size="3"><a href="http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page33.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page33.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page33.html</a></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">"For business strikes, the edge lettering is being applied in a seperate process </font></p><p><font size="3">after the obverse and reverse are struck. The struck coins are run through the </font></p><p><font size="3">edge lettering machine at a high speed without reguard to whether they are </font></p><p><font size="3">facing obverse up or reverse up. Therefore, coins are being struck with "edge </font></p><p><font size="3">lettering right-side-up" and "edge lettering upside-down" in relation to the </font></p><p><font size="3">obverse of the coin (SEE PHOTOS BELOW). "Upside down" lettering <b><u>IS </u></b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b><u>NOT AN ERROR</u></b>. However, it is a nice variation to collect one of </font></p><p><font size="3">each type if one is inclined to do so.</font></p><p><font size="3"></font><p style="text-align: left"><font size="3">The edge lettering on proof coins is applied by a </font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font size="3">different process than on business strikes. It is applied when the coin is </font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font size="3">struck."</font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 1261363, member: 22377"][SIZE=3]The following is from [URL]http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page33.html[/URL] "For business strikes, the edge lettering is being applied in a seperate process after the obverse and reverse are struck. The struck coins are run through the edge lettering machine at a high speed without reguard to whether they are facing obverse up or reverse up. Therefore, coins are being struck with "edge lettering right-side-up" and "edge lettering upside-down" in relation to the obverse of the coin (SEE PHOTOS BELOW). "Upside down" lettering [B][U]IS NOT AN ERROR[/U][/B]. However, it is a nice variation to collect one of each type if one is inclined to do so. [/SIZE][LEFT][SIZE=3]The edge lettering on proof coins is applied by a different process than on business strikes. It is applied when the coin is struck." [/SIZE][/LEFT][/QUOTE]
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